Both coming from creative backgrounds, Inna Strokous and Marius Schwald met while working at the same architectural firm in Stuttgart with Inna working as the Creative Director and Marius as a Project ...
Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway ...
In ICON 216, we explore how performance shapes the world of design and architecture – from installations that break boundaries to spaces that come alive with storytelling. Expect special stories ...
Titled ‘Squash’, Faye Toogood’s recent collaboration with Poltrona Frau has resulted in a sensorial furniture collection that blend’s the designer’s sculptural aesthetic with the heritage and ...
Trellick Tower by Erno Goldfinger. Photo by Jonathan Retico Probably the twentieth century’s most controversial movement, Brutalism was characterised by its utilitarian style, modular elements ...
ICON remains in print, but we now also publish issues digitally. Each edition is published online in delayed releases following print, so that we can keep the magazine alive and prioritise subscribers ...
This year sees the 60th birthday of Marimekko’s most famous image – the oversized floral print Unikko, designed by Maija Isola. And in this year’s Designed in 1947, the Danish architect’s JU1 pendant ...
A sliced log of eucalyptus was used to make the facade of this cabinet by London-based designer Peter Marigold, for a recent exhibition at Gallery Libby Sellers. Within each cabinet, every 1.5mm-thick ...
Two tubes rather than the usual four make up the structure of this city bike by Italian designer Fabio Bortolani. “It looks like it’s gravity defying, but when you sit on it it feels very normal,” ...